Walküre to Release Macross Delta Live Best Album: “Absolute LIVE!!!!!"

We're always excited to hear anything new from Walküre and during the recent Macross 40th anniversary YouTube livestream, members Minori Suzuki and Nozomi Nishida made a big announcement: the release of a MacrossΔ Live Best Album, titled “Absolute LIVE!!!!!”

Since their debut in 2016, Walküre, the tactical music unit from the TV anime "MacrossΔ" ("Macross Delta"), has achieved numerous milestones in the world of anime music. They won the Japan Gold Disc Award for Animation Album of the Year, and their singles and albums have ranked #1 on the Oricon and Billboard Japan weekly charts. They've even hosted several concerts overseas. However, Walküre’s activities will soon come to an end, as they prepare for their final live tour in May 2023. Everyone can look forward to the long-awaited live best album, set to be released ahead of this tour.

This album features the best takes of each song from their past five live performances, starting with “1st Live in Zepp Walküre Attack!” in 2016 and ending with “Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~” in 2022. In addition to 50 songs arranged in the same order as their original albums, this 4-CD album includes rare and unreleased songs, as well as special arranged versions performed only at live events, including a performance by Yami_Q_ray from “Macross Delta the Movie: Absolute LIVE!!!!!!”

This album will be released in three different forms: a Limited First Edition, a Standard Edition, and a First-Run Limited Production Edition (only available at the Victor Online Store). The Limited First Edition includes a bonus Blu-ray featuring six previously unreleased music videos, from their debut song “Ichido Dake no Koi Nara” to “Walküre wa Akiramenai.” Additionally, the First-Run Limited Production Edition will include “Walküre Reborn! End-of-Year Party at Victor Studio,” a special limited-time distribution that was shown on the official FlyingDog YouTube channel on December 26, 2022, for just five days. Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy this fantastic footage!

In a first for the Macross series, the jacket visuals for “Absolute LIVE!!!!!” will feature photographs taken by the Walküre members themselves, reflecting their immense popularity. The jacket visual is set to be released at a later date, so keep an eye out for more information.

Release Information
Title: MacrossΔ Live Best Album “Absolute LIVE!!!!!”
Release date: May 17, 2023

Tracklist:
Disc 1: LIVE from “Walküre Attack!”
1. Love! Halation THE WAR ~without Freyja~ (1st Live in Zepp Walküre Attack!)
2. Ichido Dake no Koi Nara (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
3. Giritic♡BEGINNER (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
4. Fukakuteisei☆COSMIC MOVEMENT (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
5. Bokura no Senjou (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
6. NEO STREAM (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
7. AXIA ~Daisuki de Daikirai~ (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
8. GIRAFFE BLUES (Live Tour 2020-2021 ~Walküre wa Akiramenai!!!!!~ at Zepp Haneda (Tokyo))
9. Walküre Attack! (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
10. Rune ga Pika tto Hikattara (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
11. Ikenai Borderline (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
12. Love! Halation THE WAR (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)

Disc 2: LIVE from “Walküre Trap!”
1. Absolute 5 (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
2. Zettai Reido Θ Novatick (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
3. Onya no Ko☆girl (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
4. LOVE! THUNDER GLOW (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
5. Silent Hacker (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
6. Hametsu no Junjou (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
7. Hear The Universe (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
8. Namidame Bakuhatsuon (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
9. Walküre no Birthday Song (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
10. God Bless You (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
11. Kaze wa Yokoku Naku Fuku (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
12. Ai Oboete Imasu ka (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)

Disc 3: LIVE from “Walküre Reborn!”
1. Kuchibiru no Toushou (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
2. Mirai wa Onna no Tame ni Aru (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
3. Mugendai DRIVE (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
4. Kikiwakenai! (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
5. Madamania (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
6. Kizuna→Spiral (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
7. Aishiteru (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
8. Tsurami Genzai Shinkokei (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
9. Walküre wa Akiramenai (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
10. ALIVE ~Inori no Uta~ (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
11. Uchuu no Kakera (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
12. Rune ga Pika tto Hikattara (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)

Disc 4: LIVE from Others
1. Youkoso! Walküre World e (Live 2017 “Walküre ga Tomaranai” at Yokohama Arena)
2. Namidame Bakuhatsuon ~with Claire~ (Live 2017 “Walküre ga Tomaranai” at Yokohama Arena)
3. Seikan Hikou ~with Claire~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
4. Fukakuteisei☆COSMIC MOVEMENT ~Walküre meets Ranka~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
5. Diamond Crevasse ~Mikumo meets Sheryl~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
6. Bokura no Senjou ~Walküre meets Sheryl~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
7. GIRAFFE BLUES ~Kaname Solo Requiem~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
8. Glow in the dark (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
9. Diva in Abyss (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
10. Kirei na Hana niwa Doku ga Aru (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
11. Walküre ga Tomaranai (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena)
12. Walküre ga Uragiranai (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena)
13. Change!!!!! (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
14. Dancing in the Moonlight (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)

Bonus Blu-ray (Limited Edtions Only)
Music Videos
1. Ichido Dake no Koi Nara
2. Zettai Reido Θ Novatick
3. Walküre ga Tomaranai
4. Walküre wa Uragiranai
5. Mirai wa Onna no Tame ni Aru
6. Walküre wa Akiramenai

First-Run Limited Production Edition (limited to Victor Online Store)
In addition to the six music videos in the Limited First Edition, the First-Run Limited Production Edition includes “Walküre Reborn! End-of-Year Party at Victor Studio,” a special limited-time distribution that was shown on the official FlyingDog YouTube channel on December 26, 2022.

Distribution Information
Available on streaming services and major download sites such as the iTunes Store, RecoChoku, and mora from May 17, 2023.

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Walküre Profile
The Macross series will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. Together with Gundam and Evangelion, Macross is one of the big three popular robot anime series in Japan. The tactical music unit Walküre appeared in Macross Delta, the latest installment of the series that has been highly popular both at home and abroad. It is the first five-member group in the history of the Macross series, which has produced various divas such as Mari Iijima, Chie Kajiura, May’n, and Megumi Nakajima. JUNNA, the series’ youngest diva at the age of 15 at the time of the 2016 TV broadcast, and Minori Suzuki, who successfully won the role of the heroine from about 8,000 people at the Macross Audition, are the front vocalists, and together, the five of them deliver exceptional chorus work. Apart from JUNNA, all four of them also voice the characters.

Their debut single, “Ichido Dake no Koi Nara,” has been viewed more than 19 million times on YouTube. Their 1st album “Walküre Attack!” sold 200,000 CDs, ranked 1st on the Billboard Weekly Album Chart, 2nd on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart, and won Animation Album of the Year at the 31st Japan Gold Disc Awards, taking the anime music world by storm. In their five-year career, they have released four singles, two albums, one mini-album, and two live video products. Their latest single "Mirai wa Onna no Tame ni aru," which was released last year, reached No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Featuring strong melodies that pay homage to the songs of the Showa era, their high-brow music is based on a variety of sounds, including rock, progressive rock, electronica, and drum ’n’ bass, and has received tremendous support.